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Inclusive Business Partners

Transforming markets to meet global development needs. Formerly Inclusive Business Sweden.

Inclusive Business Partners (IBP) is a not-for-profit centre whose mission is to transform markets to meet global development needs. We engage and support organisations in developing sustainable, innovative and inclusive business models that can reduce poverty and improve living conditions for the poor. At Inclusive Business Partners we are making it our business to end poverty. As of December 1st, 2022 we changed our name from Inclusive Business Sweden to Inclusive Business Partners.

28/02/2026

Meet me at the Nordic Coffee Fest this weekend Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026 to know more about our work with EUDR-compliance in the coffee value chain from Colombia. Get the chance to get samples from our producers from Huila.

EUDR is a pioneering law that aims to ensure that products entering the EU market (or manufactured for export) are deforestation-free (after the cut-off date of December 31, 2020, in the country of origin) and legally produced.

At CAVEC we have worked with SMEs in Huila to strengthen their capacities to comply with EUDR and to implement an Environmental and Social Management System adapted to the local context, thereby improving coffee production conditions and facilitating export processes, mainly to the Nordic market.

Get the chance to get samples from our producers from Huila, specially if you are a coffee exporter like Caravela Coffee, Ally Coffe, Nordic Approach...

CAVEC is a project executed by Business Partners, CIV LAC and the Huila Government in Colombia. CAVEC is one of the -INVEST Verde projects, implemented by , leader of the Implementing Consortium for , and funded by the .

27/02/2026

🍀 IBP Explains: Part 2 – Sustainability vs impact

“Doing less harm isn’t enough anymore.”

We’re excited to share the next chapter in our series! In Part 1, we explored what is impact and what is an impact company. Now in Part 2, we dive into a question we hear all the time:

🧐What’s the difference between sustainability and impact?

👉If you want to stay inspired, strengthen your competence, and stay ahead in one of the fastest-growing areas of business…

Follow the series here on FB and LinkedIN.

And explore more at: www.inclusivebusiness.se

19/02/2026

Drum roll 🥁 !

Let us introduce IBP Explains 💖 !

IBP Explains is our straightforward, no-fluff new LinkedIN and FB series where we unpack and turn commonly misunderstood complex concepts into clear, practical insights you can actually use.

🍀 And let’s be honest: Terms like sustainability and impact are often used everywhere – yet often misunderstood. Powerful concepts that get lost in buzzwords. And when meaning gets blurry, actions slow down. And we don’t want that!

We’re not here to pretend we have all the answers – just hopefully make important concepts easier to understand so that you can move with intention 💞 .

🍀 In upcoming editions of IBP Explains, we’ll clarify:
- What is impact?
- What is an impact company?
- What is the difference between sustainability and impact?
- How to measure impact?
- What is an impact investor?
- What are the core characteristics of impact investment?
- And what is actually inclusive business?

So, let's welcome IBP Explains!
First out is: What is impact and what is an impact company?

👉 If you want to stay inspired, strengthen your competence, and stay ahead in one of the fastest-growing areas of business ...

Follow the series here on FB and LinkedIN.

And explore more at: www.inclusivebusiness.se

11/02/2026

💻 Roundtable on Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs
Free | Online | Feb 19th | 12:00 - 13:00 CET
Register 👉 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/x2zTnS0tQrK4x7XFHA3BMA

📊 More and more buyers, investors, and partners expect SMEs to show their sustainability data.

Join our Roundtable featuring Greengoat on EU's Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) which is designed to make sustainability reporting manageable, affordable, and useful for SMEs — and we’ll show you how to apply it in practice.

In just one hour, you will:
➡️ Understand the new sustainability reporting landscape in the EU
➡️ Learn what VSME means for your SME – even if you are outside Europe
➡️ Discover how digital tools like Strimple can save time and reduce complexity

04/02/2026

The future of coffee ☕ ❤️ !!
In the Nordics we love coffee … and we also love nature and we are deeply concerned about deforestation globally 🌳

So what to do 🧐 ?

IBP, together with its partners in Colombia ForumCiv LAC, have worked hands-on with EUDR compliance in the coffee industry in Colombia, making sure value chain are more sustainable, transparent and traceable all the way down to the smallholder farmers in Colombia. Also making sure farmers are included and can continue with their business to ensure livelihoods while minimising deforestation.

And why is this important .. except that we here in the nordics can continue to enjoy a nice cup of coffee ☕?

It’s important because we make sure there are sustainable value chains for coffee by minimising the risk of deforestation and procuring smallholder farmers have decent livelihoods, while complying to EU regulations.

At IBP we are all about inclusion, and we want to make sure that coffee smallholder farmers are included in EU value chains, and that Nordic coffee businesses make their value chains and businesses more sustainable.

Extremely proud how IBP and partners use business as a tool to include all and preserve nature 🌳

Enjoy your coffee dear friends ☕ ❤️!

CAVEC is a project executed by Inclusive Business Partners , ForumCiv LAC and the Huila Government in Colombia. CAVEC is one of the AL-INVEST Verde projects, implemented by sequa gGmbH, leader of the Implementing Consortium for hashtag , and funded by the European Commission.

12/01/2026

🗞️ Mini-article: Scaling sustainable food innovation – what Europe is learning right now.

🥑 How do we make sustainable food systems truly scalable?

That was the big question for our impact investing expert Lorah Njagi Holmstedt, Director of Consulting and Finance at Inclusive Business Partners — who has been exploring how agri- and food-tech innovations can scale across regions and markets.

Here are lessons from how agri-food impact investing is evolving today across Europe and emerging markets:

1️⃣ Agri-food isn’t a side sector – it touches every part of society. For many investors, it’s not just a strategic focus but a personal mission.

2️⃣ Ticket sizes in agri are still smaller than in other verticals. Lorah notes that, particularly in the Global South, agri-investments remain modest - something that deserves closer study.

3️⃣ Consensus is growing around measuring impact. Investors still expect strong ROI and clear, verifiable environmental or social outcomes.

4️⃣ Agri-food investment flows differ by context. in Northern Europe, regulation, infrastructure, and market structure play a key role. While in the Global South, investment performance is tied to seasonality, income volatility, and proximity to farmers.

5️⃣ Systems matter. Food-tech solutions only scale when they integrate across the value chain, from production and processing, to markets and policy. Interconnectedness defines the future. Europe’s food tech future depends not just on technology, but on understanding how every part of the system connects to the next. “How quinoa is farmed in Kenya directly affects what’s on our plates in Sweden.”

🌱💕 At Inclusive Business Partners we empower investors and businesses to create sustainable growth & lasting impact.

If you like to discuss a potential project or just say hello, please get in touch! We’d love to jump on a call!

info(@)inclusivebusiness.se

09/01/2026

🍲 Food systems are the largest contributor to the transgression of five planetary boundaries according to EAT-Lancet Commission 2025 report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems.

At the same time, there are significant business opportunities for FoodTech
companies that dare to address these issues head-on.

Are you developing solutions that strengthen your business and tackle real challenges in the food system?

Impact West invites SMEs in Västra Götaland to a free half-day training Bootcamp on Challenge-Driven Innovation — designed specifically for Tech innovators interested in improving the food system.

📅 20 January 2026
📍 Göteborg
🕣 08:30–12:00 CET

Learn about challenges in the food system, practical tools and methods for integrating challenge-driven innovation, investment/funding opportunities and examples from local pioneers.

👉 Register here latest by Jan 12 2026 https://lnkd.in/dZAaRd-r

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29/12/2025

✨This holiday season, we reflect on what’s possible when purpose meets action.

To all of you driving positive social and environmental impact—thank you for your dedication, collaboration, and courage to challenge the status quo.

May the year ahead bring deeper partnerships, greater impact, and progress toward a more inclusive and sustainable world. 💚

Wishing you a restful holiday season from Inclusive Business Partners!

05/12/2025

🇸🇪 🤔 36.7% of Western Swedish investors state that impact influences their willingness to invest, compared to approximately 30% nationally

According to a new report on Investor Barometer by Connect Väst, West Sweden's business angels are the most optimistic – and more impact-driven than the national average.

Western Sweden is the region where investors place the greatest importance on the societal impacts of a company's operations.

“Gut feeling and the will to do good play a big role.”

Jonatan Tops, analyst for Connect's Investor Barometer, describes why impact has become increasingly important:

“It is natural that investors who come in early on need to see the potential for a really good return, given the high risk in the early stages of companies. If that potential is in place, it often becomes decisive what impact the company's operations have on the world around it.

To a fairly large extent, decisions are made with the gut – and supported by the will to do good.”

Impact issues often weigh heavily in areas where Western Sweden is particularly strong: mobility, climate, sustainable industry and energy transition.

"We have seen the need for increased expertise in impact, both among companies and investors, and now the latest figures say that the investment is absolutely timely," concludes Manolo Obaya.

Western Sweden plans largest capital investments

Both the investor index and planned investments are higher in Western Sweden than in other regions. This means that the region's entrepreneurs can count on continued access to private capital.

Initiatives that meet the need

Earlier this year, the “Impact West” project was launched, an initiative run by Connect Sverige Region Väst and Inclusive Business Partners which aims to support investors with knowledge and tools to increasing the proportion of impact companies in their portfolios, as well as impact companies that want to strengthen their knowledge of how to communicate their impact and become investment-ready at the same time.

–Impact West (2025–2027) aims to strengthen the competence of impact- interested investors and foodtech companies in Västra Götaland – with funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Tillväxtverket and Västra Götalandsregionen.

Interested to read more?

Full press release (in Swedish) – https://connectsverige.se/nyheter/ny-rapport-vastsveriges-affarsanglar-mest-optimistiska-i-landet-och-mer-impactdrivna-an-riksgenomsnittet/

Investor Barometer Report, November 2025 (in Swedish) -https://connectsverige.se/app/uploads/Investerarbarometern-Rapport-HT25.pdf

Or ….

Contact us at impact.west(@)inclusivebusiness.se

🌱💕 At Inclusive Business Partners we empower investors and businesses to create sustainable growth & lasting impact.

If you like to discuss a potential project or just say hello, please get in touch! We’d love to jump on a call!

26/11/2025

🌍 Join us at CAVEC Connects | 🌐 Free, Online | 📅 December 2–4, 2025
CAVEC Connects brings together coffee producers, cooperatives, exporters, roasters, and buyers for a three-day, free online event to build new sustainable trade opportunities between Colombia and the Europe.

👉 Register here:
https://lnkd.in/eaXzzwuk

This digital event will be a space to access information, training, and strategic connections within the coffee value chain, while exploring compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

During this event, you’ll:
- Get up-dated information about EUDR’s state of affairs.
- Access s free crash course on the EUDR compliance tailored to the Colombian context
- Matchmake & hold 1:1 meetings with producers, cooperatives, exporters, and buyers from Colombia
- Explore opportunities for sustainable trade and collaboration

Let’s build sustainable, transparent, and resilient bridges between Colombia and Europe.

CAVEC is a project implemented by Inclusive Business Partners, ForumCiv LAC and the Huila Government in Colombia. It is one of the projects from hashtag where sequa gGmbH is the leader of the hashtag Executing Consortium, funded by European Commission and Sida

18/11/2025

🥑 Do you have a solution that improves the food system?
Impact West invites SMEs in Västra Götaland to a free half-day training Bootcamp on Impact Intelligence — designed specifically for FoodTech and AgriTech innovators.

📅 25 November 2025
📍 Göteborg
🕣 08:30–12:00

Learn how to:
✨ Start mapping and understanding your company’s impact
✨ Understand impact and sustainability to unlock business value
✨ Communicate impact to attract customers and investors
✨ Navigate SDGs, ESG, CSRD, VSME and emerging regulations

Why now?
📈 Impact investments are growing rapidly in the Nordics — and around 75% of Nordic investors plan to increase their impact investing. This is your moment.

Eligibility:
💥 We welcome applications from companies that leverage technology and innovations that address challenges and improve the food industry and which are registered in Västra Götaland.

👉 Apply here latest Wed 19th
https://lnkd.in/dtXAcCq3

Let’s build a stronger, smarter, more sustainable food system together.
This Bootcamp is part of Impact West (2025–2027), run by Inclusive Business Partners and Connect Sverige Region Väst and funded by European Union Regional Development Fund (ERUF), and Västra Götalandsregionen.

03/11/2025

📣 🇺🇬 Introducing IECE+: Empowering Entrepreneurs in Uganda

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Inclusive Entrepreneurship & Civic Empowerment (IECE+) initiative in Uganda — a three-year collaboration between Inclusive Business Partners and our trusted partner Students Support and Philanthropy Program SSPP.

Find out more at 👉 https://lnkd.in/eAEBRdmb

Together, we’ll equip 600 youth and women with practical tools to build impactful enterprises and strengthen civic participation.

We look forward to starting implementation already in November and to sharing our progress and lessons learned along the way!

This initiative is implemented as part of Sida’s CSO Strategy 2025–2029.

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